Flue-stopper.



No. 802,977. PATENTED OCT. 31, 1905.

H. DIXON. FLUE STOPPER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY18,1904.

WIT/V55 HENRY DIXON, OF DAYTON, OHIO.

FLUE-STOPPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 31,1905.

Application filed July 18,1904. Serial No. 216,974.

To all whom, it 777/Cby concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY DIXON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dayton, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Flue-Stoppers; and I dohereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in flue-stoppers, the features ofwhich will be fully hereinafter described and claimed.

My invention consists in a holding device formed by interweaving a wireinto prepared orifices of the plate.

The objects are economy in construction and to so form the plate withits interwoven wire that the paper for the wall of the room may besecured over the stopper and present a plane surface.

The mechanism is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-Figure l is a front elevation of the device. Fig. 2 is a verticalsection in the central line of Fig. l with the wire omitted.

Like letters and numerals designate like parts in the two Views.

The circular plate A is formed of metal with a depression of its center,which adapts it to the reception of the holding-wire. The four orifices1 are made in the beveled portion of said plate, and in line with eachtwo of these are raised port-ions 2, simply cut through said plate andthe intervening portion pressed outward. Two series of orifices extendacross said plate in parallel lines, and these series serve for theattachment of the holding-wire. The holding-wire B is bent at its centerin form of a semicircle, or may have other form of bend, and the endsare passed through the two series of orifices of the plate, and the endsof said wire are then joined by twisting or other method. A spring-wireis used, and in introducing the stopper into the flue the bowed freeends are bent back and entered until the plate rests against the surfaceof the wall, where it is held by the resiliency of said wire. In thisposition the wall-paper may be pasted over the same and preserve a planesurface.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is In aflue-stopperthe combination of a plate having its central portiondepressed and provided with two parallel series of openings, some ofWhich are in the sides of said depressed portion, a resilient holderconsisting of straight parallel sides and bowed ends, said straightsides passing through the openings so as to lie in part within thedepression of the plate, the remainder lying on the opposite side ofsaid plate.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I afliX my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

HENRY DIXON. Witnesses:

B. PIGKERING, O. J. MATTERN.

